Titus Jermaine Warmsley (born September 30, 1977) is an American former professional

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player.

Career

Warmsley, a 5'11''

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, attended Bishop Sullivan High School in

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, before enrolling at

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. In 1995-96, he saw action in 25 games for the Longhorns, averaging 2.8 points a contest. After transferring to NCAA Division 2 school

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, Warmsley scored a total 1,507 points for the Yellowjackets between 1996 and 1999. In 1997-98, he averaged 22.17 points and 1998-99 24.03 points per contest. He had a career high 45 points against Queens (NC) on November 14, 1998. During that game, Warmsley hit 22 of 24 his free throws. He received NCAA Division II All-American honors in 1997-98 and 1998-99 as well as NCAA All-West Region First Team distinction in both seasons. He was picked as the Pac West Player of the Year in the 1997-98 season. In 2008, he was inducted into the Montana State University Billings Hall of Fame. In the summer of 1999, Warmsley was invited by

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’s

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to participate in a tryout. However, he did not make the roster and took his game to Europe. From 1999 to 2001, he played for USC Freiburg of

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’s second-tier

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. He signed with BK Pezinok of

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for the 2001-02 season. Besides playing in Slovakia’s domestic league, Warmsley also participated in the European competition

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with the club. He parted ways with Pezinok in January 2002 and then was picked up by

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side KK Elektra Sostanj, where he averaged 22.4 points a game until the remainder of the 2001-02 campaign. In the 2002-03 season, he turned out for

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in the

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, averaging 8.1 points a contest in nine appearances. In December 2002, Warmsley joined

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for a tryout, but then signed with the

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in January 2003. Alongside players like Eric Taylor and Mattias Sahlström, he helped the Vikings capture the Swedish national championship title in April 2003 and was subsequently named to the

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All-Swedish League Second Team as well as to the All-Imports Team. After the 2002-03 season, Warmsley returned to the US. He is the founder of ''MindGame Mental Training'', as an actor he starred in the movie ''Glory Road''. In 2008, he published the book ''Don't talk About It... Be About it!''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Warmsley, Titus 1977 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Sweden American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Finland American expatriate basketball people in Bosnia and Herzegovina American expatriate basketball people in Slovakia American expatriate basketball people in Slovenia Texas Longhorns men's basketball players Montana State University Billings alumni USC Freiburg players Solna Vikings players Namika Lahti players KK Bosna Royal players Basketball players from Shreveport, Louisiana American men's basketball players